Genus

Synallaxis Spinetails

Synallaxis

20 species in our catalog · found in 47 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyFurnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers)
GenusSynallaxis (Synallaxis Spinetails)

Species in this group

Synallaxis frontalis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Synallaxis albescens

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Synallaxis scutata

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Synallaxis ruficapilla

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Synallaxis cinnamomea

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Synallaxis spixi

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Synallaxis albilora

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Synallaxis stictothorax

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Synallaxis azarae

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Synallaxis erythrothorax

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Synallaxis subpudica

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Synallaxis unirufa

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Synallaxis gujanensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Synallaxis propinqua

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Synallaxis brachyura

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Synallaxis hypospodia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Synallaxis albigularis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Synallaxis cinerascens

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Synallaxis cabanisi

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Synallaxis rutilans

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~30%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Synallaxis Spinetails

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 20	~60%
	Sooty-fronted Spinetail			~60%
	Pale-breasted Spinetail			<5%
2	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 20	~60%
	Sooty-fronted Spinetail			~50%
	Pale-breasted Spinetail			~10%
3	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	4 of 20	~50%
	Pale-breasted Spinetail			~20%
	Sooty-fronted Spinetail			~20%
	Spix's Spinetail			~20%
	Ochre-cheeked Spinetail			<5%
4	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 20	~50%
	Rufous-capped Spinetail			~40%
	Spix's Spinetail			~20%
	Gray-bellied Spinetail			<5%
5	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 20	~50%
	Spix's Spinetail			~30%
	Pale-breasted Spinetail			~20%
	Sooty-fronted Spinetail			~10%
6	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 20	~40%
	Pale-breasted Spinetail			~40%
7	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	2 of 20	~40%
	Ochre-cheeked Spinetail			~40%
	Sooty-fronted Spinetail			<5%
8	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 20	~30%
	White-lored Spinetail			~30%
	Cinereous-breasted Spinetail			~10%
9	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	3 of 20	~30%
	Sooty-fronted Spinetail			~30%
	Pale-breasted Spinetail			<5%
	Spix's Spinetail			<5%
10	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 20	~30%
	Stripe-breasted Spinetail			~30%
11	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2 of 20	~30%
	Necklaced Spinetail			~20%
	Slaty Spinetail			~10%
12	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3 of 20	~30%
	Rufous Spinetail			~20%
	Azara's Spinetail			~10%
	Dark-breasted Spinetail			<5%
13	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	5 of 20	~30%
	Plain-crowned Spinetail			~20%
	Dark-breasted Spinetail			<5%
	Cabanis's Spinetail			<5%
	Ruddy Spinetail			<5%
	Azara's Spinetail			<5%
14	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	4 of 20	~20%
	Azara's Spinetail			~20%
	Rufous Spinetail			<5%
	Pale-breasted Spinetail			<5%
	Slaty Spinetail			<5%
15	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3 of 20	~20%
	White-bellied Spinetail			~20%
	Dark-breasted Spinetail			~10%
	Plain-crowned Spinetail			<5%
16	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2 of 20	~20%
	Silvery-throated Spinetail			~20%
	Azara's Spinetail			<5%
17	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 20	~20%
	Rufous-breasted Spinetail			~20%
18	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 20	~20%
	Pale-breasted Spinetail			~20%
	Slaty Spinetail			<5%
19	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 20	~10%
	Rufous-capped Spinetail			~10%
	Spix's Spinetail			<5%
20	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	4 of 20	~10%
	Plain-crowned Spinetail			~10%
	Ruddy Spinetail			<5%
	Dark-breasted Spinetail			<5%
	Cabanis's Spinetail			<5%
21	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	4 of 20	~10%
	Azara's Spinetail			~10%
	Slaty Spinetail			<5%
	Pale-breasted Spinetail			<5%
	Rufous Spinetail			<5%
22	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 20	~10%
	Sooty-fronted Spinetail			~10%
	Pale-breasted Spinetail			<5%
23	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	1 of 20	~10%
	Rufous-breasted Spinetail			~10%
24	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 20	~10%
	Pale-breasted Spinetail			~10%
25	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2 of 20	~10%
	Pale-breasted Spinetail			~10%
	Plain-crowned Spinetail			<5%
26	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 20	~10%
	Slaty Spinetail			~10%
27	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	2 of 20	~10%
	Stripe-breasted Spinetail			~10%
	Pale-breasted Spinetail			<5%
28	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	4 of 20	~10%
	Sooty-fronted Spinetail			<5%
	Rufous-capped Spinetail			<5%
	Spix's Spinetail			<5%
	Gray-bellied Spinetail			<5%
29	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2 of 20	~10%
	White-bellied Spinetail			<5%
	Dark-breasted Spinetail			<5%
30	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	4 of 20	~10%
	Rufous-capped Spinetail			<5%
	Sooty-fronted Spinetail			<5%
	Gray-bellied Spinetail			<5%
	Spix's Spinetail			<5%
31	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 20	~10%
	Slaty Spinetail			<5%
	Pale-breasted Spinetail			<5%
32	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 20	~10%
	Slaty Spinetail			<5%
	Pale-breasted Spinetail			<5%
33	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 20	<5%
	Pale-breasted Spinetail			<5%
34	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 20	<5%
	Rufous-breasted Spinetail			<5%
35	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 20	<5%
	Pale-breasted Spinetail			<5%
	Slaty Spinetail			<5%
36	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 20	<5%
	Rufous-breasted Spinetail			<5%
37	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 20	<5%
	Rufous-breasted Spinetail			<5%
38	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 20	<5%
	Slaty Spinetail			<5%
39	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 20	<5%
	Slaty Spinetail			<5%
40	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 20	<5%
	Slaty Spinetail			<5%
	Pale-breasted Spinetail			<5%
41	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 20	<5%
	Slaty Spinetail			<5%
42	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 20	<5%
	Slaty Spinetail			<5%
43	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 20	<5%
	Plain-crowned Spinetail			<5%
44	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 20	<5%
	Slaty Spinetail			<5%
45	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 20	<5%
	Slaty Spinetail			<5%
46	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 20	<5%
	Pale-breasted Spinetail			<5%
	Slaty Spinetail			<5%
47	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 20	<5%
	Slaty Spinetail			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Rosario	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 20	~40%
	Sooty-fronted Spinetail			~40%
2	Quito	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 20	~30%
	Azara's Spinetail			~30%
3	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	3 of 20	~30%
	Sooty-fronted Spinetail			~30%
	Spix's Spinetail			~10%
	Pale-breasted Spinetail			<5%
4	Curitiba	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 20	~30%
	Spix's Spinetail			~20%
	Rufous-capped Spinetail			~10%
	Gray-bellied Spinetail			<5%
5	Campo Grande	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 20	~20%
	Sooty-fronted Spinetail			~20%
6	Bogota	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 20	~20%
	Silvery-throated Spinetail			~20%
7	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 20	~20%
	Spix's Spinetail			~10%
	Rufous-capped Spinetail			<5%
	Sooty-fronted Spinetail			<5%
8	Porto Alegre	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 20	~20%
	Spix's Spinetail			~10%
	Gray-bellied Spinetail			~10%
9	Medellín	🇨🇴 Colombia	2 of 20	~10%
	Pale-breasted Spinetail			~10%
	Azara's Spinetail			<5%
10	Asuncion	🇵🇾 Paraguay	2 of 20	~10%
	Sooty-fronted Spinetail			~10%
	Pale-breasted Spinetail			<5%
11	Belo Horizonte	🇧🇷 Brazil	4 of 20	~10%
	Sooty-fronted Spinetail			~10%
	Spix's Spinetail			<5%
	Rufous-capped Spinetail			<5%
	Pale-breasted Spinetail			<5%
12	Goiânia	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 20	~10%
	Sooty-fronted Spinetail			~10%
13	Belém	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 20	~10%
	Plain-crowned Spinetail			~10%
14	Campinas	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 20	~10%
	Sooty-fronted Spinetail			<5%
	Spix's Spinetail			<5%
15	Caracas	🇻🇪 Venezuela	2 of 20	~10%
	Pale-breasted Spinetail			~10%
	Stripe-breasted Spinetail			<5%
16	Barranquilla	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 20	~10%
	Pale-breasted Spinetail			~10%
17	Santos	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 20	<5%
	Spix's Spinetail			<5%
18	Cali	🇨🇴 Colombia	2 of 20	<5%
	Pale-breasted Spinetail			<5%
	Azara's Spinetail			<5%
19	Cordoba	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 20	<5%
	Pale-breasted Spinetail			<5%
	Sooty-fronted Spinetail			<5%
20	Valencia	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 20	<5%
	Pale-breasted Spinetail			<5%
21	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 20	<5%
	Pale-breasted Spinetail			<5%
22	Montevideo	🇺🇾 Uruguay	1 of 20	<5%
	Spix's Spinetail			<5%
23	Brasilia	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 20	<5%
	Sooty-fronted Spinetail			<5%

Synallaxis Spinetails

Species in this group

Sooty-fronted Spinetail

Pale-breasted Spinetail

Ochre-cheeked Spinetail

Rufous-capped Spinetail

Stripe-breasted Spinetail

Spix's Spinetail

White-lored Spinetail

Necklaced Spinetail

Azara's Spinetail

Rufous-breasted Spinetail

Silvery-throated Spinetail

Rufous Spinetail

Plain-crowned Spinetail

White-bellied Spinetail

Slaty Spinetail

Cinereous-breasted Spinetail

Dark-breasted Spinetail

Gray-bellied Spinetail

Cabanis's Spinetail

Ruddy Spinetail

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Synallaxis Spinetails

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked